At the grocery store a cute, little curly-haired child is standing behind you in line. You turnaround for a moment and she sticks her tongue out at you. Which tongue muscle did she use?
A) stylohyoid
B) genioglossus
C) orbicularis oris
D) hyoglossus

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The genioglossus muscle is responsible for protruding the tongue and moving it in different directions, including sticking it out. The other muscles listed (stylohyoid, orbicularis oris, hyoglossus) are not directly involved in tongue movements such as sticking it out.

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